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The "splinter net" could be coming

Google is warning U.S. lawmakers that U.S. spying operations risk fracturing the
open Internet into a "splinter net" that could hurt American business. In the first
public testimony before Congress by a major technology company since former National
Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden disclosed top secret surveillance
programs, Google said it should be allowed to provide the public more information
about government demands for user data.